Author Topic: FAILURE: Space One KAIROS LV second launch - December 18, 2024 (02:00 UTC) (Read 37076 times)

Galactic Penguin SST · « **on:** 10/09/2024 02:33 am »

The NET December 14 launch date is reported by various Japanese media outlets including NHK: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/kansai-news/20241008/2000088175.html
No official announcements just yet.

Per Space One's CEO back in August, this Flight 2 will apparently carry a 50 kg micro-satellite + 4 3U cubesats, details are still TBD. Target orbit will be 500 km altitude SSO with the upper stage planned to be de-orbited after end of mission.

https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1827614678085988400

https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1827615229091705162

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #1 on:** 10/09/2024 07:30 am »

The December 14 launch date is now officially confirmed, with a 02:00-02:20 UTC launch window.
https://www.ihi.co.jp/all_news/2024/aeroengine_space_defense/1201076_13682.html

TheKutKu · « **Reply #2 on:** 12/08/2024 06:35 pm »

Some pictures of the Second model of Kairos LV from a Japanese TV documentary.

https://x.com/mageshiman1025/status/1865651531506499635

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #3 on:** 12/10/2024 03:59 am »

I managed to get a list of 4 of the 5 planned payloads here: https://note.com/celestial_worlds/n/n56bdbbfb6c28

* TATARA-1 (TerraSpace Inc., Kyotanabe, Japan; https://terraspace.jp; ~50 kg) - hosting various technology demonstrations, including a laser reflector in cooperation with JAXA and their own made cubesat deployers, 2 x 3U & 1 x 6U (apparently without using real satellites)

* SC-Sat1 (Space Cubics, Sapporo, Japan; https://spacecubics.com/english; 3U cubesat) - testing of self-built spacecraft on-board computer board

* PARUS-T1A (Taiwan Space Agency/Pyras Technology; apparently related to "8U CubeSat Constellation - Remote Sensing and Communication" project listed in https://www.tasa.org.tw/en-US/missions/detail/43eec19f-e76f-4b85-b8c7-ea6d7474fa6c; 3U cubesat) - testing of remote sensing and communication payloads; similar cubesat PARUS-T1 is apparently going up also soon NET mid-January, probably on SpaceX Falcon 9/Transporter 12

* ISHIKI (Hiroo Gakuen high school, Tokyo, Japan; 3U cubesat)

* 1 unidentified 3U cubesat

The mission timeline for this launch towards 500 km SSO is as follows:

* T+02:28 1st stage separation
* T+02:55 Fairing separation
* T+04:40 2nd stage separation
* T+07:50 3rd stage separation
* T+53:35-T+54:01 Payload separation

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #4 on:** 12/12/2024 02:52 am »

Space One reported today they are still tracking for a December 14 launch with a 02:00:00 UTC T-0.
https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867044001876168957

Tywin · « **Reply #5 on:** 12/12/2024 02:54 pm »

https://twitter.com/Kosmograd_Info/status/1867044529066610830

Quote from: Google translate

Space One provided us with images of the satellite mounted on the Kairos Rocket No. 2.
The topmost satellite is Terraspace's "TATARA-1." The four long, black boxes below it are microsatellite release mechanisms, each housing a 3U CubeSat.

Provided by Space One

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #6 on:** 12/13/2024 06:23 am »

Official live stream:

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #7 on:** 12/13/2024 09:10 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/12/2024 02:52 am

Space One reported today they are still tracking for a December 14 launch with a 02:00:00 UTC T-0.
https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867044001876168957

And still on track as of this minute:

https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867689909848617093

Int.RocketLaunches · « **Reply #8 on:** 12/13/2024 11:54 pm »

https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867732255009124682

Quote from: Google translate

[Space One 12/14 9:38 announcement]
・The second GO/NG decision was made, and the launch was GO. ・Launch time was 11:00:00 a.m.

The next announcement will be made on December 14, 2024 at around 10:53 a.m. with the "final GO/NG decision"
#nvslive #KAIROS #kairosF2

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #9 on:** 12/14/2024 12:42 am »

Scrubbed for the day according to Space One 10 minutes ago:

https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867746104969994300

https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867746647947849760

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #10 on:** 12/14/2024 02:58 am »

https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867779707695247772

Scrub was due to excessive high altitude (10 km) winds.

https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867780078605922373

A 24 hours recycle is apparently possible with the decision to be made in the next few hours.

catdlr · « **Reply #11 on:** 12/14/2024 03:33 am »

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #12 on:** 12/14/2024 05:13 am »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/14/2024 02:58 am

https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867779707695247772

Scrub was due to excessive high altitude (10 km) winds.

https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867780078605922373

A 24 hours recycle is apparently possible with the decision to be made in the next few hours.

Confirmed they are re-trying tomorrow:

https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867815017439277156

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #13 on:** 12/14/2024 07:30 am »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 12/10/2024 03:59 am

* PARUS-T1A (Taiwan Space Agency/Pyras Technology; apparently related to "8U CubeSat Constellation - Remote Sensing and Communication" project listed in https://www.tasa.org.tw/en-US/missions/detail/43eec19f-e76f-4b85-b8c7-ea6d7474fa6c; 3U cubesat) - testing of remote sensing and communication payloads; similar cubesat PARUS-T1 is apparently going up also soon NET mid-January, probably on SpaceX Falcon 9/Transporter 12

Some clarification from TASA about PARUS-T1A: the cubesat is actually built in-house and will serve as a prototype platform for hoisting various domestic company/organization technological demonstrations, as well as some satellite communication tests.

Source (in Chinese): https://www.facebook.com/100064906441054/posts/986003436906529/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=ZZNtmFgZZz6FEUdF#